Konami Cubeless in 2001

The developer of Metal Gear Solid will not release any GameCube software in 2001. The full story.

By IGN Staff

Konami announced today that it expects a 20% surge in sales of its videogame software through the end of the year, but that none of that revenue will come from Nintendo GameCube products.

The company noted that it would devote its energies to PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Advance products. It anticipates selling 12 million pieces of software for PS2 and 4.5 million for Game Boy Advance through the end of the year.

"This is the year for us to release hit titles,'' Konami President Kagemasa Kozuki told analysts today.

It has no plans to release any GameCube software in 2001, though. Insider reports have indicated that Konami's teams had previously dedicated themselves to PS2 development, and are only now just starting on GameCube and Microsoft Xbox development.